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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 32 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 112 |
 Grizzlies | 27 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 119 |
MINTeam statsMEM| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 40-9044.4% | 15-4731.9% | 17-2181.0% | 40 | 23 | 18 |
| MEM | 46-8951.7% | 8-2828.6% | 19-2190.5% | 44 | 22 | 15 |
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Memphis Grizzlies119| 31 | 25 | 12-18 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | +16 | +3.3 | |||||||
| 31 | 28 | 11-20 | 2-4 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +11 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 31 | 21 | 7-15 | 4-10 | 0 | 3-4 | +15 | +6.0 | |||||||
| 31 | 14 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | −5 | +10.2 | ||||||
| 22 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | −17 | −3.6 | |||||||
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| 21 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +24 | −1.7 | |||||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3.9 | |||||
| 18 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | +9 | −0.9 | |||||||
| 16 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −5.9 | |||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −3.2 | ||
| Team | 119 | 46-8951.7% | 8-2828.6% | 44 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 19-2190.5% | 9 | 12 | 6 | |||
Bench 27 points on 11 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Bruno Caboclo and Marko Guduric (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves112| 34 | 15 | 6-13 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −3.9 | |||||||
| 32 | 17 | 6-10 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0 | −13 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 28 | 24, Career high (his best before, 21) | 8-11 | 3-5 | 5-7 | 0 | +8 | +8.7 | |||||||
| 25 | 6 | 2-10 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −6.7 | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −3.5 | ||||||
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| 29 | 18 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.5 | |||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.1 | |||||
| 14 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.0 | ||||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.8 | |||
| 14 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | +1.0 | ||||
| 11 | 10 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +3.3 | ||||||
| Team | 112 | 40-9044.4% | 15-4731.9% | 40 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 17-2181.0% | 10 | 10 | 1 | |||
Bench 39 points on 14 for 36 shooting
Did not play: Treveon Graham and Jordan Bell (coach’s decision).
Grizzlies119Timberwolves112ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-112.
Dillon Brooks’ 3-pointer put the Grizzlies ahead for good with 5:07 left in the fourth quarter.
The Timberwolves got within 113-112 on Robert Covington’s three-point play with 1:06 to play, but Ja Morant answered with a driving layup, and the Timberwolves got no closer.
Jaren Jackson Jr.’s 12-foot floater with 24.5 seconds left made it 117-112 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Timberwolves 16-6. Morant scored 6 of the Grizzlies’ 16 on 3 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Morant had 4 of his 7 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Jackson that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Brooks that put the Grizzlies ahead.
Brooks scored 28 points. Morant added 25 points and 7 assists on 12 for 18 shooting. Jackson added 21 points (11 in the fourth quarter) and 3 blocks, and Jae Crowder had 14 points, 8 rebounds and a season-high 5 steals. The Grizzlies had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Timberwolves, Jarrett Culver scored a career-high 24 points on 8 for 11 shooting, and Shabazz Napier went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Grizzlies shot 51.7% from the field to the Timberwolves’ 44.4%. The Timberwolves turned it over 20 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions.
Memphis GrizzliesMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Grizzlies’ chance bottomed out at 15% (4th quarter, 7:42 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
100 points from the field on 89 shots: 9.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-26 | 88.5% | 64% |
| In the paint | 8-19 | 42.1% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 7-16 | 43.8% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-1 | 100.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-27 | 25.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Covington | 22 | 5 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 11 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Jarrett Culver | 9 | 7 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Jeff Teague | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 12 | 5-11 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Culver | 32 | 8 | 4-4 | −2 |
| Shabazz Napier | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Jeff Teague | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Robert Covington | 7 | 4 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 16 | 8-11 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorgui Dieng | 24 | 5 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 15 | 4 | 2-6 | −1 |
| Robert Covington | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Noah Vonleh | 6 | 6 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 1 | 0-1 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MEM win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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50/50
MEM
Highest Leverage Moments
Morant Driving Finger Roll Layup (25 PTS)
Q4 0:52
24.0%
62→86
Culver 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Bates-Diop 2 AST)
Q4 9:02
18.9%
54→35
Covington 2' Driving Layup (16 PTS)
Q4 1:06
18.8%
92→73
Jackson Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Morant 4 AST)
Q4 6:18
15.3%
37→53
Brooks Putback Layup (28 PTS)
Q4 4:26
14.9%
62→77
